Portable phonograph



April 14, 1925. 1,533,949

S. SACHS PORTABLE PHONOGRAPH Filed Feb. 26, 1924 INVENTOR I t WTORNEY Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES SOLOMON SACHS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PORTABLE PHONOGRAPH.

Application filed February 26, 1924. Serial No. 695,277.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOLOMON SAoHs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New York city, county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Phonographs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to phonographs and v in particular to a type of cabinet or box for containing the same.

A particular object of theinvention is to provide a small box which when closed will give the appearance of the small box camera, and which when open, may be used after the ordinary manner of a phonograph.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sound amplifying compartment in the cover of the box to one end of which may be adapted the tone arm, the sound box being so arranged that the sound will be thrown after the manner of the regular cabinet phonographs.

A further object is to so construct a phonograph cabinet or box of this nature, that all of the parts going to make up the phonograph may be contained therein in such a position that the box may be closed and locked and carried about from place to place.

Referring to the drawing wherein I have shown a preferred embodiment ofmy invention,

Fig. 1, is a view in perspective of a phonograph constructed in accordance with my ideas,

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fieferring to the drawings in detail, 5 indicates the box portion of a phonograph, and 6, the lid therefor, which is connected to the box portion 5, through the medium of a hinge 7 The box and the lid, together, are made in such shape and size as to simulate the common type of box camera.

The opening 8 at the front of the box, providing a medium through which the winding handle, not shown, may be inserted to wind a small motor held in the interior of the box, and not shown in this construction, the motor being used in the regular manner to operate a turn table 9, which is disposed slightly above the top partition 10 of the 2, is a section on the line 22 of Fig.

3, is a section on the line 33 of The top portion 10 is provided with a cutout 11 having an extended cut out portion 13, into which fits the reproducer 14;. This reproducer lies below the top plane of the box to allow the cover to close thereover. The motor shaft 15, carries a turn table 9 fixedly thereto, and has screwed on to the top thereof, a retaining plate 16. The record is put on to the table 9, and the retaining plate is threaded into position to hold the record from slipping relatively to the turn table.

The top or cover of the box 6 is provided with two compartments 17 and 18, separated or formed by the partition 19. In the bottom of the partition 19, is disposed a curved tone board 20. The sound coming from the tone arm 21 striking the same is amplified in the usual manner. The tone arm is provided with a beaded edge 22, which fits into a ring 23, held in a suitable support 24.

The tone arm is also provided with a suitable dowel 25 which engages the slot 24* in the ring 23, so that the tone arm may be held revolvably therein.

As shown by Fig. 1, the ring 23 is undercut to provide said slot 24*, the dowel 25 extending at both sides from the tone arm is received in the slot by inserting one end of the dowel 25 through the opening 24: in the ring 23, and turning the tone arm until the other end of the dowel is over the opening'2 1 so that both ends of the dowel are thus supported in the slot 24. The reproducer will, of course, fit into the opposite end of the tone arm and when the tone arm is in position, as shown in Fig. 2 in outline, the reproducer will rest upon the record.

The cover of the box will be, of course, provided with a suitable carrying strap 26 and in the portion 17 there will be provided a spring arm 27, the upper end of which will releasably engage the dowel 25 of the tone arm to hold the arm in position in the cover when the box is closed. Suitable latches may be provided as at 28 to render the box normally closed.

It will be seen, therefore, that I have provided a phonograph which not only has the appearance of a box camera, but which may be conveniently carried from place to place and which will be just as efiicient as the larger machines in use, at the present time.

Having described my invention, what I claim l i 1. A portable phonograph comprising a box portion, said box being provided with a turn table, means for holding arecord thereon, a cover for said box, a partition in said cover dividing the same into two compartments one of which serves as an amplifying chamber, a tone arm detachably associated with said chamber, a spring arm in said other compartment, means on said tone arm for holding the same in association with saidamplifyingchamber, said means being adapted 'to engage said spring arm when the 'tone arm is detached from the amplifying chamber and placedin said other compartment.v

2, A portable phonograph having a cover therefor, a partition forming two compartments in said cover, tone board in one of said compartments constituting with said compartment an amplifying chamber, a tone arm snpportQon said amplifying chamber, means for releasably securing the tone arm in the other compartment, the tone arm havin means at one end thereof for engaging said support when the phonograph isbeing used, said means engaging said securing means in the other compartment when the phonographis not being used so that the tone arm may be stored therein and the cover closed.

3. In a portable phonograph, means fornr ing an amplifying chamber, a tone arm as sociated with said amplifying chamber, a support on said amplifying chamber for said tone arm, a ring fitted into said support and rotatable therein, said ring having a slot, said tone. arm having a dowel at one.

SOLOMON SACHS. 

